22 U.S. Code § 7104d - Rules of construction; effective date

Excluding section
1706, nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede, enlarge, or diminish the common law or statutory liabilities of any grantee, subgrantee, contractor, subcontractor, or other party covered by section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)), as amended by section
1702.

(b) Authority of Department of Justice

Nothing in this title shall be construed as diminishing or otherwise modifying the authority of the Attorney General to investigate activities covered by this title.

(c) Implementation and effective dates

(1) Contracting requirements

(A)Not later than 270 days after January 2, 2013, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to carry out the requirements of sections
1702,
1703, and
1704(c), and the second sentence of section
1704(a)(1), of this title.

(B)The requirements of sections
1702,
1703, and
1704(c), and the second sentence of section
1704(a)(1), of this title, shall apply to grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements entered into on or after the date that is 270 days after January 2, 2013, and to task and delivery orders awarded on or after such date pursuant to contracts entered before, on, or after such date.

(2) Investigative and procedural requirements

Federal agencies shall implement the requirements of sections
1704,
1705, and
1707 (other than subsection (c) ofsection
1704) not later than 90 days after January 2, 2013.

(3) Criminal law changes

The amendments made by section
1706 shall take effect upon the date of enactment and shall apply to conduct taking place on or after such date.

This title, referred to in text, is title XVII of div. A of Pub. L. 112–239, which enacted this section and sections
7104a to
7104c of this title, amended sections
7103 and
7104 of this title, section
1351 of Title
18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section
2313 of Title
41, Public Contracts, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section
1101 of Title
8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of title XVII to the Code, see Tables.

Section
1706, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(3), is section 1706 ofPub. L. 112–239, which amended section
1351 of Title
18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section
1101 of Title
8, Aliens and Nationality.